[committee] UCC's Uwa.net.au connection

[Davyd Madeley]

On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 10:49:33AM +0800, Alex Dawson wrote:
> On 28/8/06 10:31 AM, "Davyd Madeley" <davyd at madeley.id.au> wrote:
> > 
> > Obviously the UCC would also need to keep its existing /24, but this
> > is covered by our existing agreement with ITS.
> > 
> 
> This should not be an issue, however in the future (not right now) we would
> like to clarify what it can be used for. At the request of the Library, ITS
> are looking to more closely align presence on 130.95.0.0/16 with the
> University. This means staff, students and to an extent, alumni.
> 
> What this means in practical terms is that, in the future, we'd rather those
> 130.95.13.0/24 IPs weren't used to host servers or provide Internet access
> for people not in any of those three permitted classes. As far as just being
> used for desktop system IPs, this alone isn't an issue.

It seems to be, the balance to be struck here is things that might
be classed as 'academic pursuits'. Take for example, our hosting of
the source code and website for Linux Software Suspend. Most of the
people interacting with this server (interacting meaning accessing
in some form) are not part of UWA, yet I feel this is a reasonable
service for the UCC to be providing. Giving something back to the
community (of some academic value too) that I think aligns well with
the goals of a university.

There are other local community services we provide (eg. a bur.st
nameserver), which could possibly be moved directly onto UCC
servers. Other non-UCC services should be covered case by case.

> Ideally, webpages of non-qualifying users should not be hosted on there
> either, but I do realise the technical issues this would bring up.

I would estimate that 95% of our member base are either current
students or alumni. An additional 4% are students of other West
Australian universities. I have mostly up to date member records
that could be used to find real numbers.

<wank>
Speaking as a member, I think the University should be proud of the
UCC as a body of students. In this day of full fee paying students
who treat the University like a degree factory, the UCC consists of
a body of dedicated members who for the most part are doing the
thing you're meant to be doing at a university: learning for
yourself. The UCC has produced some incredibly bright people, who
are now spread around the globe, doing some incredibly complex jobs.
These people, with a UWA degree on their resume, bring prestidge to
the university, something which every Australian university could do
with in the world arena.
</wank>

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